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HMD Global launches first Nokia smartphone
January 8, 2017 by creative · Leave a Comment
HMD Global, the Finnish company that owns the rights to use Nokia's brand on mobile phones, announced on Sunday its first smartphone, targeted for Chinese users with a price of 1,699 yuan ($246). The launch marks the first new smartphone carrying the iconic handset name since 2014 when Nokia Oyj chose to sell its entire handset unit to Microsoft . The new device, Nokia 6, runs on Google's Android platform and is manufactured by Foxconn
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Google shows improved self-driving system in Chrysler Pacifica
January 8, 2017 by creative · Leave a Comment
By Alexandria Sage and Paul Lienert DETROIT (Reuters) – Google unveiled its latest self-driving system in a Chrysler Pacifica minivan during a Sunday preview ahead of the Detroit auto show, saying the technology is more reliable and affordable. The announcement came from John Krafcik, head of Google's Waymo unit, whose search for partners to…
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U.S. targets corporate tax-reduction strategy with new regulation
October 14, 2016 by publisher · Leave a Comment
The Obama administration, in its latest bid to prevent American companies from minimizing U.S. taxes by rebasing abroad, issued final rules on Thursday to combat a key tax-reduction technique known as earnings stripping. Six months after proposing the regulations, the U.S. Treasury made good on its pledge to move swiftly against corporate tax inversions by rolling out the new final rule, despite opposition from business groups and…
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Exclusive: Hershey CEO Bilbrey prepares to step down – sources
October 14, 2016 by publisher · Leave a Comment
(Reuters) – The chief executive of Hershey Co , the chocolate company that Oreo cookie-maker Mondelez International Inc tried to acquire earlier this year, is preparing to step down by next summer, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.
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Verizon says Yahoo hack ‘material,’ could affect deal
October 14, 2016 by creative · Leave a Comment
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Verizon Communications Inc said on Thursday it has a “reasonable basis” to believe Yahoo Inc's massive data breach of email accounts represents a material impact that could allow Verizon to withdraw from its $4.83 billion deal to buy the technology company. Verizon's general counsel Craig Silliman told reporters at a roundtable in Washington…
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South Korea orders battery safety measures for Samsung Note 7
September 22, 2016 by elegant · Leave a Comment
South Korea said on Thursday it ordered Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to take additional measures to ensure that batteries used in Galaxy Note 7 handsets are safe, as the firm prepares to resume sales of the smartphone in South Korea. The firm is already issuing replacement devices using what it says are safe batteries in
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Nvidia shows off smaller artificial intelligence computer for Baidu car
September 13, 2016 by elegant · Leave a Comment
(Reuters) – U.S. chipmaker Nvidia Corp showed off on Monday a smaller and more efficient artificial intelligence computer for self-driving cars, saying it would power Baidu's mapping and autonomous vehicle…
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Microsoft gets support in gag order lawsuit from U.S. companies
September 4, 2016 by creative · Leave a Comment
By Dustin Volz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Technology, media, pharmaceutical and other companies, along with major corporate lobbying groups, filed legal briefs on Friday in support of a Microsoft Corp lawsuit that aims to strike down a law preventing companies from telling customers the government is seeking their data. Microsoft's backers included the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, Delta Air Lines …
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German authority would not have approved beta-phase Tesla autopilot: newspaper
July 10, 2016 by creative · Leave a Comment
Germany's Federal Office for Motor Vehicles (KBA) would not have approved the autopilot system installed on Tesla cars if the technology was still in a beta-phase version, it told German newspaper Welt am Sonntag. Tesla'…
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Wal-Mart says tech investments will boost online sales
June 5, 2016 by admin · Leave a Comment
By Nandita Bose FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc executives touted the technology investments the world's No. 1 retailer is making to boost online sales, during the annual shareholder meeting on Friday. Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon spoke about initiatives like online grocery pick up, the retailer's two-day shipping program and its mobile wallet, Wal-Mart Pay. Wal-Mart onlines
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